Keri Russell

Actor

Born: 23 March 1976

Birthplace: Fountain Valley, California

Best known as:

The star of TV's Felicity

Keri Russell had the title role in J.J. Abrams's coming-of-age television drama Felicity (1998-2002) and became a TV star. Her previous acting jobs included three years on The New Mickey Mouse Club, a role on the 1996 Aaron Spelling drama Malibu Shores and several made-for-TV movies. Since the success of Felicity, Russell has had a film and television career, usually playing light roles in forgettable movies, with the notable exception of Waitress (2007), the Adrienne Shelly comedy with Nathan Fillion. Her feature films include Dead Man's Curve (1998, with Matthew Lillard), We Were Soldiers (2002, starring Mel Gibson), The Upside of Anger (2004, starring Kevin Costner) and Mission Impossible 3 (2006, with Tom Cruise). On television she has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's 2004 television miniseries Into the West, co-starred with Will Arnett in the 2010 sitcom Running Wilde, and played a Soviet spy in the 2013 series The Americans.